Show I MAYS ACCEPTED BY MOOSERS D Democratic Congressman Indorsed Indorsed Indorsed In In- by Progressives at Adjourned Convention REPLIES TO CHARGES Denies Wrong Doing in Land Transactions Quiz Followed Followed Fol Fol- lowed oed by Nomination Congressman James H H. Mays was waa nominated on tho Progressive ticket for con congressman es from tho Second congressional con con- gressional district of Utah Ulah at the thc rc- rc re recessed convention of oC the party yesterday yester day afternoon In tho City and County building Only 29 delegates and spectators spectators spectators spec spec- were present at the convention which heard from rom Mr Ir Mays in person regarding charges made mado against him himat himat himat at the tho first session of or the convention Mr Mays Maya arrived from rom Washington ton yesterday morning and his entrance to the tho convention was vai greeted with applause ap applause applause ap- ap from frem the handful of or delegates Allen T T. Sanford Sinford chairman called callei tho the convention to order and C. C G. G Patterson Pat Pat- terson secretary read tho minutes of ot tho the previous meeting The motion was then made to make maize the nomination b by acclamation but Mr Mays was called upon for a statement No charges have havo been made so s' far faras faras faras as they have been disclosed d to lo me mo which I r fear h said Mr Mays h I r H did Lw IL 11 aUVIS to 10 permit mo flO charges to go o unanswered and 1 if the tho gentleman is js here who made th tru charges I I believe It was waa Mr l Livingston Living Living- ston ston-I ston I would like to tl hear henr them made anew I wanted to come on from Washington but hut could n net nt t got get a away aY and am hero here now to answer you to It If I have havo been correctly Informed I believe bellevo I r was waI charged with having ha defrauded the government out of or lands In 1003 1908 1909 and ond 1910 No one ono has made a claim since that time to the tho present regarding these matters maUers I bellevo be- be hey I 1 was further char charged ed with havIng having haying hav hay ing had sharp dealings s with citizens in regard to lo coal lands after aCter I had secured cured the tho lands from th t ll government When I first began to consider fil filing fil- fil ing InS on coil coal lands in the southern part of the state I I. I with m my associates went weal to s so see o the heads of ot tho several sever departments In Washington We Wo saw san the tho secretary ry of tho the Interior tho the commissioner commissioner com corn missioner general of or tho the land off office ice and the department of cor justice Our plan wa was waa laid before them and they all approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved it IL They desired to know whether we ve would develop the tho properties properties proper proper- ties our ourselves or form a corporation to develop them or sell the tho lands to anther anether another an an- other ether corporation to develop elop them Senator R R- Reed Red ed Smoot was at all the tho conferences con con- with the heads of departments at that time I believe bellee Our plan was approved b by all i nj-ft nj Department nt Approved If u I ha have committed nay any I y land frauds It is peculiar that nothing has been heard of ot thorn thom until this time Everything Every Every- thing In the transaction boro bore the seal of ot approval of ot the department I r 1 was also charged with having de dee dee- certain arm array army lieutenants out of money and lands I had little to do dovith with the matters matter around which these charges have hae been made Lieutenant with others located on a claim but they could not finance It and as a r result rOsult sult the tho filings lapsed Lieutenant Miller was also Interested ted I believe The They camo came to men who were associated with me and to me after atter other filings g had been made and Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Millier suggested that the they bo be paid for Improvements which ha had been made and those to whom tho the sugg suggestion sug sug- sugI I g Uon was mado made called on me and the mone money was paid and Mr Patterson now v has the tho receipt In his possession Miller wrote me a letter here a I short time ago demanding that I send him 1000 or that he would bring suit Immediate immediately as as he had consulted at attorneys attorneys at- at I s 's in the matter of his claims I It If they thoy had an any Just claims they should I have havo presented them long IonS ago They aro are outlawed ved now now but I 1 do not care rore for that I I 1 did not car care particularly for this nomination and mado made no fight tight for tor I It arid and did not expect that I would have havo to tC answer such charges as those One of or the tho men bringing these charges wanted me to appoint his son my may sec see reta ry To the charge charSe that I became a Democrat I must plead Su guilty 11 t I r wen went to Washington and found that theother theother the tho other six Progressives had taken scats seats on the Republican side of or tho the I and were receiving their committee I TT T apI ap ap- ap- ap I C H L Man Mann a. a I 1 decided that I would sit on the Democratic side of ot the House In order to get m my appointments on committees committees com corn where I might be ablo able to do something for Utah lins No o Apologies Olo I The Progressives had no organization tion and what was I to do I went to New ew York and had a talk with George Gcorge GeorgeW Georgev V W Perkins He said sail he was as not going to finance tho the 1 Progressive party any longer longel I then decided to become a Democrat Since that time lime the DemoCrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- have havo enacted practically every picco of or progressive legislation advocated cato l by the tho Progressive platform I Iwas Iwas Iwas was requested to make a speech on this In Congress Congre a and millions of ot copies of or that speech are arc being distributed to today a b by tho the Democratic congressional committee I assisted the Democrats In their legislative program an and have no apologies to make moke I come here as ns asa asa a Democrat and will not ask you ou to join tho the party Charges have havo been made that I practically bought off ott the United States district attorney for Utah be because be- be cause I appointed hiD bin brother as m my secretary That is n a serious chars charge against the district attorney I have nothing to fear from an nn Investigation nor have I any fear of ot prosecution on account of m my transactions with tho the government L LIr Mr Ir Sanford th then n asked Mr Ir Mays a raum number or of questions In ill regard to the way In coal lands ere were filed 01 on in 1008 1108 and nd made a statement that the federal agents were making too man many pro prosecutions and s securing too many convictions con In those days for tor men to place themselves In Jeopardy The Tho nomination of Mr Mi Mays las was then mado and the convention adjourned |